Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 289 One stone stirs up a thousand waves

   "Chen Ran promises you that if you are unhappy in Barcelona, ​​he will buy you back next summer."

   Hearing Raiola's retelling of Chen Ran's commitment, Ibrahimovic didn't take it too seriously.

   Although he had a good season at Crystal Palace, he followed the team to the Premier League and the Champions League.

   But to say how much Ibrahimovic has a deep affection for Crystal Palace club in just one year is pure bullshit.

   In order to avoid the war, Ibrahimovic fled with his parents to a small town in Malmö, Sweden as a child.

   The experience of growing up in a slum has made Ibrahimovic pay more attention to practical interests, which is an important reason why he has always cooperated with Raiola, who is notorious on the street.

  In previous lives, until Raiola died, Ibrahimovic was his player. Under Raiola, Ibrahimovic has also become the top player with the most transfers.

   "Mino, don't tell me these false things. You tell FC Barcelona, ​​I have no objection to playing with them, but the annual salary must be twice what I am now."

   "No problem, it's on me. I'll get it back from Barcelona with interest for what I didn't get here at Crystal Palace."

   Seeing that Ibrahimovic had no objection to a move to Barcelona, ​​Raiola immediately patted his chest excitedly and assured him.

   "By the way, is that Messi in Barcelona really strong?"

   After talking about the business, Ibrahimovic suddenly changed the conversation and mentioned Messi's name again.

   After all, Crystal Palace gave up on him in order to get this Messi, it is impossible for Ibrahimovic to have no lumps in his heart.

   "Uh, this Messi does have great potential. But he is not the same type of player as you, and there is no comparison at all."

   Seeing Zlatan Ibrahimovic mention Messi, Raiola was afraid of unforeseen troubles, so he quickly tried to fool him.

   "Minuo, don't take me for a fool. You and I know how powerful Chen Ran is. He can give up me for this Messi, which shows that in his eyes, Messi is more important than me."

  Ibrahimovic couldn't bear sand in his eyes. Seeing that Raiola was trying to get away with it, his face sank, and he looked at the big fat man very unhappily.

"Well, Messi is indeed very talented, but he is only 20 years old this year, and the uncertainty of the future is still very high. Besides, he is only 1.7 meters tall. He is a fast, skilled and agile striker. is not a type."

   Seeing that he couldn’t be fooled, Raiola had to honestly introduce Messi’s situation to Ibrahimovic.

   "Messi? Hehe, boss, I'll let you know that exchanging me for this guy was a wrong choice."

   After listening to Raiola's introduction, Ibrahimovic made a secret decision in his heart.

   In order to get Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the two clubs, Crystal Palace and Barcelona, ​​were very generous when negotiating individual contracts and basically met all their requirements, so the entire transfer process went very smoothly.

   So, in the summer of 2007, the first explosive transfer news in world football was born.

   "Crystal Palace actually let go of the team's main center Ibrahimovic, is that Chinese crazy?"

   "According to people familiar with the matter: Barcelona Fabregas and Messi have exchanged two players for Crystal Palace's main center Ibrahimovic."

   "With two 20-year-old teenagers, Ibrahimovic, the world's top center, was exchanged. Barcelona made a big profit this time."

   "After winning consecutive championship trophies in major competitions, the Chinese man is obviously a little floating."

   "The Chinese who is known for his precise eye for selecting players, has he finally missed the mark this time?"

   "What was the reason that made the Chinese agree to exchange the team's main center for two young players?"

   "Without a top center like Ibrahimovic, Crystal Palace's prospects for the new season are worrying."

   "According to the latest data from the gaming company, since the transfer news of Ibrahimovic appeared, Crystal Palace's winning odds in the Premier League and the Champions League in the new season have fallen sharply."

   It is thousands of miles away in China, and this transfer news immediately detonated major fan groups.

  Especially the fans of the big clubs who are going to compete with Crystal Palace for the championship, cheered and cheered for Chen Ran finally made a big trick.

   In the Crystal Palace post, the Crystal Palace fans were also divided into two factions, and there was an endless debate about Chen Ran's decision.

   "I said, don't listen to the **** of those people outside. Those guys are hoping that something goes wrong with our Crystal Palace, otherwise they won't have a chance to compete for the championship at all."

   "Yes, over the past few years, when did Chen Ran's vision for selecting players go wrong? We can't be fooled by ourselves, we must have confidence in Chen Ran."

   "It's not that I don't believe Chen Ran's vision for selecting players, but even if this Messi is talented, he is only 20 years old this year. How can it take two or three years to become the core of the team?"

   "But after Ibrahimovic leaves, Crystal Palace's attack power will be weakened immediately. What about the gap in the middle? Who will make up for it?"

   "Isn't there Tony and Jan Kohler? Before Ibrahimovic, Crystal Palace won the Premier League and the Champions League, what a big deal."

   "Brother, Tony is 30 years old this year, and Jan Kohler is 34 years old. Everyone knows how intensive the Premier League plus the Champions League schedule is. Does it depend on these two veterans to play the entire season?"

"Upstairs, what you said is not unreasonable, but I think you are a little too anxious. It is impossible for Chen Ran to not know about the problems you can see. The summer transfer period has just begun, how do you know that Chen Ran will take the Is there nothing else to do?"

   "That's right, Chen Ran is such a thief. Maybe he's suffocating some bad water. Let's take a look at it slowly. I bet he will have some rude tricks next."

   Ibrahimovic's move is like throwing a stone on a calm lake. The entire Premier League transfer market was activated in an instant.

  Manchester United Club, the office of CEO Ed Woodward, where Ferguson rarely appeared today.

  Since Ed Woodward succeeded David Gill as Manchester United's CEO, it has been weakening Ferguson's influence and voice at the club.

  So apart from the needs of work, Ferguson usually doesn't come to Ed Woodward at all.

   "Mr. Woodward, have you read the news about the transfer of Crystal Palace striker Ibrahimovic?"

  Ferguson didn't bother to go around in circles with Ed Woodward, straight to the point.

   "Of course, Sir Ferguson, do you have any ideas?"

   Being able to sit as the CEO of Manchester United Club, Ed Woodward is naturally not an idiot. As soon as Ferguson opened his mouth, he knew what the other party wanted to do.

   "That's right. That Chinese man made a big trick that damaged Crystal Palace's strength. This is a good opportunity for us."

"Last season we almost won the league title, now Crystal Palace is killing itself, Chelsea has a new coach, we just need to strengthen the team during this transfer period, the Premier League champion in the new season is very likely to be We belong to Manchester United."

   "Buying players? It's going to cost a lot of money, and Mr. Glazer might not agree."

  Ed Woodward understands the truth, but his **** determines his head. He is the CEO appointed by the Glazer family. Of course, he must do things according to the orders of the Glazer family, otherwise he will be swept out of the house in minutes.

   "Mr. Woodward, I hope you will tell Mr. Glazer that only if the team wins the championship can it bring him more income."

   "Manchester United haven't won a decent championship for a few years. If it goes on like this, the team's income will only decrease. I don't think this is what Mr. Glazer wants to see."

   "So, some money should be spent. After all, it's not easy to wait for the opportunity of that Chinese man to make mistakes."

  “.”

   After listening to Ferguson's words, Ed Woodward fell into silence. He also agreed with Ferguson's judgment very much in his heart, and felt that Chen Ran had made a big fool this time.

   It’s just that the task given to him by the Glazer family is to take money from the Manchester United club, not to put money into it.

   After hesitating for a long time, Ed Woodward finally decided to gamble.

   "Sir Ferguson, I will pass on your message to Mr. Glazer. As for whether he will agree, I cannot guarantee it."

   "No problem, I believe Mr. Glazer is a smart man."

  London, Chelsea FC, CEO Peter Kenyon and manager Ancelotti are together again.

   "Carlo, that Chinese man rarely makes mistakes. It seems that you are very lucky. You will work hard to win the Premier League championship in the new season. The boss will definitely not treat you badly."

   Looking at the news reports on the transfer of Ibrahimovic from major media on the table, Peter Kenyon became more and more excited.

   "But I inquired about it. The Messi that Crystal Palace exchanged from Barcelona is also a talented player. We can't underestimate him."

  Ancelotti is not as optimistic as Peter Kenyon, Messi still has a lot of fame in the eyes of professionals.

"Hehe, that Argentine kid is only 20 years old now, no matter how talented he is, he can't immediately make up for the space left by Ibrahimovic's departure. So, Carlo, next season is your competition for the Premier League. The best time for a league title."

  Peter Kenyon was not influenced by Ancelotti in the slightest and was still so high-spirited.

   "That's true."

Ancelotti also felt that what Peter Kenyon said was very reasonable, "Peter, since you can't buy Kaka, then you can buy Pirlo back from me. He is the midfield commander in my tactical system, familiar with My tactical style of play will work when I come.”

   "Pirlo? Understood, I must bring him back to Chelsea."

  Spain, FC Barcelona.

   When the news that Ibrahimovic will join the team in the new season came out, Barcelona fans suddenly fell into a sea of ​​joy.

   If the media in England questioned Chen Ran’s big trick, then the media in Spain praised Laporta, the president of Barcelona.

   Even the Aspen newspaper, the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, said sourly that Laporta was just lucky and found a big bargain.

   In FC Barcelona, ​​Laporta, who was in a good mood because of the recent surge in fan support, called both Fernandez and Rijkaard to his office.

   "Cough, it seems that we are indeed a correct decision to exchange Fabregas and Messi for Ibrahimovic."

   "In this case, I decided to strike while the iron is hot and continue to strengthen the team. Next season, I must take the league title from Real Madrid. Frank, do you still have any players you want to buy?"

   Rijkaard was of course overjoyed to see Laporta so generous. This is the question every head coach wants to hear.

   "Mr. Chairman, now that we have introduced Zlatan Ibrahimovic, I intend to recreate a three-forward attacking system around him."

   "I hope to introduce Arsenal's striker Henry again, and then use Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the center, Eto'o as the right winger, and Henry as the left winger."

   "I believe that with the strength of this striker combination, not to mention Real Madrid, even in the whole of Europe, few teams can be compared."

"it is good!"

   None of the people here are laymen. When Rijkaard described the attacking combination he designed for Barcelona, ​​neither Laporta nor Fernandez couldn't help but stunned.

   "Frank, you have a great idea."

   After praising Rijkaard, Laporta immediately turned to look at Fernandez on the other side.

   "Robert, you have also heard Frank's request. Your next task is to bring Henry back to Barcelona. Arsenal's lack of money is a well-known fact. Even if you spend money, you will buy Henry, understand?"

   "Understood, Mr. Chairman, I promise to complete the task."

   Also in a hotel in Madrid, the capital of Spain, Mourinho, who had just had a private interview with Real Madrid president Calderon, was waiting for news with Mendes.

   The content of the chat between the two naturally cannot bypass the most popular topic these days: the transfer transaction between Crystal Palace and Barcelona.

   Looking at the newspapers in front of him that touted Barcelona and Laporta, Mourinho sneered disdainfully. These Spaniards obviously didn't suffer from Chen Ran's loss.

   "José, it seems that you have a different opinion on this transfer and the Spaniard."

   (end of this chapter)